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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the German soldiers find on Billy when they searched him?
(a) A picture of his girlfriend
(b) A two-inch pencil stub
(c) His rifle and bayonet
(d) The letter from his mother

2. Who does Barbara Pilgrim say she would like to kill?
(a) Edgar Derby
(b) Kilgore Trout
(c) Howard J. Campbell
(d) Eliot Rosewater

3. What question does the Frenchman ask about the Grand Canyon?
(a) If there were any good hotels inside the canyon itself
(b) If many people commit suicide by jumping into the canyon
(c) How many species living in the canyon had gone extinct
(d) If you could go white water rafting on the river

4. Why was Trout so surprised to meet Billy?
(a) He had never met an optometrist before.
(b) He had never met a fan before.
(c) He had heard about Billy from friends.
(d) He learned that he needed glasses.

5. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?
(a) One day
(b) Five days
(c) Ten hours
(d) Two days

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the German soldiers do to Roland Weary?

2. What do stars look like to Tralfamadorans?

3. Who is "Princess?"

4. Who offers the American prisoners shelter after the bombing?

5. What does Vonnegut compare Dresden to after it has been bombed?

(see the answer key)

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